and don't know
how long my voice will hold out, but I think I will be able to say
all that you will desire to hear from me, as I will be followed by
a gentleman distinguished in war and able to supply any imperfections
in my address.

"When I was here in August last it appeared that the great point
in the political contest in which we were about to engage was
whether the people of Ohio would stand fast to the resumption of
specie payments, which the Republicans, by a steady and patient
courage and unswerving conviction, had finally brought to a successful
consummation on the 1st day of January last, or whether the people
of Ohio would yield to the wild and fanciful ideas of inflation,
and desert the great good that had been accomplished after so long
a trial.

"The Democratic party, which had been holding the honored principles
of that party, seemed to be willing to go after strange gods, and
to form new alliances, to do anything to gain success, and that
old party sought to form at least temporary alliances, so that the
people would forget the great issue, and follow after these strange
and delusive ideas of which I will speak. Therefore it was that
my friend General Ewing was nominated for Governor of Ohio, with
the expectation that as he had advanced some such ideas in times
past, a coalition would be made between the parties naturally
hostile, and that the State of Ohio would be thus gained for the
Democratic ticket."

In the course of my remarks I read an extract from General Ewing's
speech of the year before, in which he stated that if we were out
of debt to foreign countries, and if our foreign commerce floated
under our own flag, resumption in gold and silver would be impossible
on the then volume of paper money; that if it were attempted the
desperadoes of Wall street and the money kings of England would
present greenbacks, and take the gold as fast as it could be paid
over the counter of the treasury. I said in reply:

"Not a year rolled around until this resumption came, and these
Wall street desperadoes and these money kings of Europe, instead
of coming and demanding our gold in exchange for greenbacks, now
bring their gold to us and want greenbacks for it.

"The money kings of Europe have brought us gold--$36,900,000 in
gold coin from France--and the English have brought their gold and
exchanged it for United States notes. And these Wall street
desperadoes are as eager to get our greenbacks as y